Podcast appearances and mentions of herb boyd

Gloria J. Browne Marshall welcomes Herb Boyd to Law of the Land to talk about James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni and more,marking the passing of Giovanni on December 10, 2024. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gloria-j-browne-marshall/support

In this episode we interview Austin McCoy to discuss his piece “'Disorganize the State': The Black Workers Congress's Visions of Abolition-Democracy in the 1970's", which Austin wrote for the Labor and Employment Relations Association's publication A Racial Reckoning in Industrial Relations: Storytelling as Revolution from Within.  Austin McCoy is a historian of the 20th Century United States with specializations in African American History, labor, and cultural history.  He is currently working on two books:   The Quest for Democracy: Black Power, New Left, and Progressive Politics in the Post-Industrial Midwest and a cultural and personal history of De La Soul. The conversation allows us to once again return to the current of radical anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, anti-racist labor organizing that emanated from organizations like DRUM (the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement), the League of Revolutionary Black Workers and - the focus of McCoy's essay - the Black Workers Congress.  In this episode we talk about the BWC's radical vision, which McCoy describes as in the tradition of what W.E.B. Du Bois called “abolition democracy.” And we discuss some of the organizing history of the various individuals and organizations associated with the League of Revolutionary Black Workers as well as what happened to their vision over time.  We recorded this discussion on December 18th of 2023 so while we discuss the solidarity that these revolutionary Black organizers had with Palestinians and discuss the UAW's ceasefire call and their proposal to examine divestment, there are some notes that are important to add as we release this discussion almost a year later (a delay that is entirely my fault).  The UAW has endorsed Kamala Harris despite her role in the genocide of Palestinians and her refusal to call for an arms embargo and they did so with no concessions whatsoever on that issue. This stance by the UAW in this moment in many ways reflects the very currents of racist and imperialist union organizing that groups like the League and the BWC were organizing against. So while we can talk about the folks within the UAW who organized for those statements and resolutions within their union as operating within the traditions we discuss in this episode, it is important to note - at least in my view - that the UAW as a whole has ultimately shunned that radical legacy and replicated the historical role of the labor aristocracy in this moment as they and other major unions in the US have done over and over again.  Nonetheless, I do think that it is important to not dismiss the power or potential of labor organizing in moments like this, even if that potential remains unfulfilled. I think about the lessons that Stefano Harney and Fred Moten pull from people like General Baker when they called us to “wildcat the totality” several years ago.  I'd like to send much appreciation to Austin McCoy for this discussion. If you would like to support our work please become a patron of the show for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism Links and related or referenced discussions: Our two part conversation with Herb Boyd about this period and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers (Part 1, Part 2)  "Finally Got the News" (film about the League) Some archival documents related to the League of Revolutionary Black Workers (visit FreedomArchives.org for more)  Our discussion with J. Moufawad-Paul on "Economism" which deals with some of the imperialist and racist trends within the labor movement (and within Communist or Socialist approaches to organizing the labor movement within empire at various times). 

EPISODE 44 - "THERESA HARRIS: HOW OLD HOLLYWOOD STOPPED HER STAR FROM RISING" - 07/15/2024 ** This episode is sponsored brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BENEATH and get on your way to being your best self.” ** When THERESA HARRIS appears on screen, you cannot take your eyes off of her. Beautiful, talented, and a skilled singer and dancer, she lights up any scene she's in. Despite appearing in over 100 films, she rarely received screen credit and most often played a maid, waitress, or other types of domestic servant. Her parts were small, but her charisma and presence on screen were enormous! As a black woman in the early days of Hollywood, she was limited in the roles she could perform by the restrictive Hayes Code of 1934 and the horrible Jim Crow laws of the South. Still, she is a welcome presence in so many classic films. This week, we look at the extraordinary life and career of the talented THERESA HARRIS.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: “Theresa Harris, Credited and Uncredited in Over 100 Films,” March 28, 2024, by Herb Boyd, New York Amsterdam News; “Just a Maid in Movies, But Not Forgotten,” April 21, 2011, by Manohla Dargis, The New York Times; “The Underrated Charms of Theresa Harris,” July 11, 2020, by Constance Cherise, TCM.com; “Theresa Harris: Television and Film Actress of the 1930s,” August 18, 2023, by Jae Jones, BackThen.com; “Actress Theresa Harris Hollywood Vixen Turned Servant,”September 2, 2011, by Veronica Wells, Madamenoire; IMDBPro.com; Wikipedia.com; Movies Mentioned:  Thunderbolt (1929), starring Fay Wray and George Brent; Hold Your Man (1932), starring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable; Baby Face (1933), starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent; Professional Sweetheart (1933), starring Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, and Zasu Pitts; Horse Feathers (1932), starring The Marx Brothers and Thelma Todd; Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), starring Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, and Ginger Rogers; Morning Glory (1933), starring Katharine Hepburn and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr; Flying Down to Rio (1933), starring Delores Del Rio, Gene Raymond, Ginger Rogers, and Fred Astaire; Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), starring Jack Benny and Eleanor Powell; Banjo On My Knee (1936), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea; Bargain With Bullets (aka The Gangster's On The Loose) (1937), starring Ralph Cooper and Theresa Harris; Jezebel (1938), starring Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, and George Brent; Tell No Tales (1939), starring Melvyn Douglas and Louise Platt; Buck Benny Rides Again (1940), starring Jack Benny, Ellen Drew, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, and Theresa Harris; What's Buzzin' Cousin? (1943), starring Jack Benny and Ann Miller; Blossoms In The Dust (1941), starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Marsha Hunt; Our Wife (1941), starring Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey, and Ellen Drew; Cat People (1942), starring Kent Smith, Simone Simon, Jane Randolph, and Tom Conway; I Walked With A Zombie (1943), starring Frances Dee, Tom Conway, Darby Jones, and Christine Gordon; The Dolly Sisters (1945), starring Betty Grable, John Payne, and June Haver; Three Little Girls In Blue (1946), starring George Montgomery, Vera-Ellen, and June Haver; Miracle on 34th Street (1947), starring Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn, John Payne, and Natalie Wood; Out of the Past (1947), staring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas; Angel Face (1952), starring Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 47 (Part II) of the VITAL HOOPS Podcast Diallo speaks about: -Veganism -Ecology -The "human kind" discussion -FBA & ADOS -Afro latiNOs & the N word -Racism in Cuba -Black solidarity -Culture Book Recommendations: "The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power" by Dr. Jarad A. Ball "Who Stole the Soul? the Weaponization of Hip Hop: A Historical & Sociological Perspective" by Bernard O. Creamer Jr. "Locking Up Our Own" by James Forman Jr. "endgame Volume I: The Problem of Civilisation" by Derrick Jensen "About Behaviorism" and "Beyond Freedom & Dignity" by B.F. Skinner "African History for Beginners" by Herb Boyd and the entire "For Beginners" series of books "When Touch Becomes a Luxury" by Devin Wright "Dirty Little Secrets" by Dr. Claud Anderson "Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between The Lines" by Dick Gregory "Up from Slavery" by Booker T. Washington Diallo Kenyatta IG: DialloKenyatta Facebook: Diallo Kenyatta Twitter: DialloKenyatta https://www.youtube.com/@UCFeHg_K4Tw9Yt-UjxGcSnhw https://diallokenyatta.com https://africanworldorder.com VITAL HOOPS IG: VitalHoopsPodcast Facebook: Vital Hoops Twitter: VitalHoopsPod Email: vitalhoopspodcast@gmail.com https://www.vitalhoops.net VITAL HOOPS is 4 THE KULTURE

In a passion filled discussion, Let It Rip examines the recent killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis, Tennessee Police officers and debates Police reform with retired NYPD Officer, Priscilla Harden; NYC Council Member, Charles Barron; John Jay College Professor, Felipe Rodriquez; City College Professor, Herb Boyd; and Co-Founder Of Black Lives Matter of Greater NY, Hawk Newsome.

Today, on Eid Al Fitr, the celebration of the end of Ramadan, we offer a quote from El- Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Black Muslim leader and Civil Rights activist, more commonly known as Malcolm X.To learn more about El-Shabazz, watch the 1978 educational documentary El Hajj Malik El Shabazz by Gil Noble and McGraw Hill Films on YouTube, read the classic Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, and The Diary of Malcolm X: El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, which contains the copious notes El-Shabazz made during his 1964 trip to Mecca, edited and annotated by Ilyasah Shabazz and Herb Boyd.More Sources:https://therevealer.org/malcolm-x-why-el-hajj-malik-el-shabazz-matters/https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2013.46.20https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/one-pilgrims-progresshttps://www.washingtoninformer.com/remembering-el-hajj-malik-el-shabazz/https://youtu.be/mRtYluUXZ8Q (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz 1978 documentary)https://youtu.be/WBS416EZsKM (discusses OAAU June 1964)https://youtu.be/4LHtOJGZHn0 (what is Eid Ul-Fitr video)

Second of a double podcast episode about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit in the late 60s/early 70s, in conversation with Herb Boyd, author of Black Detroit and former member of the group, and Dan Georgakas, author of Detroit I Do Mind Dying. This podcast is only possible because of support from our listeners on patreon. Join us and get access to exclusive content at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory This is an improved, extended and partially re-recorded version of our podcast episode 12. We have added more audio clips from other members of the League, including General Baker, Mitch and Darryl “Waistline” Mitchell. We have also added narrative for additional detail, context and to tell the story in a more cohesive manner. Whether you listened to the original episode or not, we hope you enjoy it! Get hold of Dan and Herb's books on these links: – Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin, Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution – https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9781608462216 – Herb Boyd, Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination – https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780062346636 More information, sources, acknowledgements and more on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e61-the-league-of-revolutionary-black-workers-in-detroit/

Talking Smart returns after a brief hiatus; Steve Dodd and Greg Hynes offer their verdict on the first year of the Biden administration and what it's meant to the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers. Then, meet Tina Turner Morfitt, Dr. Audrey Terrell, and Debra Hall, the new hosts of Holla for Labor on KMUZ's Willamette Wake Up show in Oregon. Next, two episodes focus on Detroit: from Working Class History, Herb Boyd on the formation of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers and on America Works, Henrietta Ivey's description of the pain and pride involved in her work as a home healthcare professional is amazingly poignant and affecting. Finally, the ever brilliantly original Art and Labor podcast's discussion of how art worker organizing fits into an unorthodox place within the broader sphere of labor organizing.  Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @smartunionworks @kmuz885 @wrkclasshistory @librarycongress @ArtandLaborPod Edited by Patrick Dixon, Mel Smith and Chris Garlock; produced by Patrick Dixon and Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

Double podcast episode about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit in the late 60s/early 70s, in conversation with Herb Boyd, author of Black Detroit and former member of the group, and Dan Georgakas, author of Detroit I Do Mind Dying. This podcast is only possible because of support from our listeners on patreon. Join us and get access to exclusive content at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory This is an improved, extended and partially re-recorded version of our podcast episode 12. We have added more audio clips from other members of the League, including General Baker, Mitch and Darryl “Waistline” Mitchell. We have also added narrative for additional detail, context and to tell the story in a more cohesive manner. Whether you listened to the original episode or not, we hope you enjoy it! Get hold of Dan and Herb's books on these links: – Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin, Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution – https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9781608462216 – Herb Boyd, Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-Determination – https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780062346636 More information, sources, acknowledgements and more on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e61-the-league-of-revolutionary-black-workers-in-detroit/

In the years leading up to the horrific Tulsa massacre of 1921, the Greenwood district was a thriving Black metropolis, a city within a city. Buoyed by money from Oklahoma's oil boom, it was home to the original Cotton Club and to one of the first Black-owned daily newspapers in the United States, the Tulsa Star. The Star's founder and editor was A. J. Smitherman, a lawyer and the Alabama-born son of a coal miner. He addressed his eloquence and his ire at local nuisances like prostitution and gambling halls, as well as the gravest injustices of American life. The Radio Hour's KalaLea is the host of “Blindspot: Tulsa Burning.” She looks in this story at how Smitherman documented Greenwood at its height, and how he tried to prevent its destruction.  “Blind Spot: Tulsa Burning” is a six-part podcast co-produced by the History Channel and WNYC Studios, in collaboration with KOSU and Focus Black Oklahoma. The team includes Caroline Lester, Alana Casanova-Burgess, Joe Plourde, Emily Mann, Jenny Lawton, Emily Botein, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Bracken Klar, Rachel Hubbard, Anakwa Dwamena, Jami Floyd, and Cheryl Devall. The music is by Hannis Brown, Am're Ford, Isaac Jones, and Chad Taylor. The executive producers at the History Channel are Eli Lehrer and Jessie Katz. Raven Majia Williams is a consulting producer. Special thanks to Herb Boyd, Kelly Gillespie, Shelley Miller, Jodi-Ann Malarbe, Jennifer Lazo, Andrew Golis, Celia Muller, and Andy Lanset. Maurice Jones was the voice of A. J. Smitherman. Additional voices: Terrance McKnight, Dar es Salaam Riser, Javana Mundy, John Biewen, Jack Fowler, Tangina Stone, Emani Johnston, Danny Wolohan, and Jay Allison.

In the years leading up to the horrific Tulsa massacre of 1921, the Greenwood district was a thriving Black metropolis, a city within a city. Buoyed by money from Oklahoma's oil boom, it was home to the original Cotton Club and to one of the first Black-owned daily newspapers in the United States, the Tulsa Star. The Star's founder and editor was A. J. Smitherman, a lawyer and the Alabama-born son of a coal miner. He addressed his eloquence and his ire at local nuisances like prostitution and gambling halls, as well as the gravest injustices of American life. The Radio Hour's KalaLea is the host of “Blindspot: Tulsa Burning.” She looks in this story at how Smitherman documented Greenwood at its height, and how he tried to prevent its destruction.  “Blind Spot: Tulsa Burning” is a six-part podcast co-produced by the History Channel and WNYC Studios, in collaboration with KOSU and Focus Black Oklahoma. The team includes Caroline Lester, Alana Casanova-Burgess, Joe Plourde, Emily Mann, Jenny Lawton, Emily Botein, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Bracken Klar, Rachel Hubbard, Anakwa Dwamena, Jami Floyd, and Cheryl Devall. The music is by Hannis Brown, Am're Ford, Isaac Jones, and Chad Taylor. The executive producers at the History Channel are Eli Lehrer and Jessie Katz. Raven Majia Williams is a consulting producer. Special thanks to Herb Boyd, Kelly Gillespie, Shelley Miller, Jodi-Ann Malarbe, Jennifer Lazo, Andrew Golis, Celia Muller, and Andy Lanset. Maurice Jones was the voice of A. J. Smitherman. Additional voices: Terrance McKnight, Dar es Salaam Riser, Javana Mundy, John Biewen, Jack Fowler, Tangina Stone, Emani Johnston, Danny Wolohan, and Jay Allison.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the latest developments in the Duante Wright police killing and the trial of Derek Chauvin.

This is part 1 of a 2 part conversation with journalist, educator, author, and activist Herb Boyd. Our conversation with Boyd centers around his book Black Detroit, with particular attention paid to the middle of the 20th Century, leading up to the development of The League of Revolutionary Black Workers.  In this part of the conversation Boyd talks about moving to Detroit, the strains of Black progressive and radical politics going on at the time. We ask about the importance of figures like Malcolm X and MLK to Black organizers in Detroit. Boyd shares some of the issues facing Black workers in the working class city of Detroit at the height of its relationship to automobile manufacturing, and the contradictions that arose in the union movements for Black workers specifically. Boyd also shares some personal history of key Black organizers, activists and politicians in this era, leading up to the Rebellion of 1967.

This is part 2 of our 2 part conversation with journalist, educator, author and activist Herb Boyd. In this part of the conversation we talk more about how Boyd and other politicized students used the 1967 Rebellion to launch Black Studies at Wayne State University, and develop it into a radical space for the political and cultural education of Black students living in Detroit and often working and organizing on campus, and in the automobile plants. We also ask Boyd several questions about the  Revolutionary Union Movements (DRUM, ELRUM, FRUM CADRUM, UPRUM, etc) which came together under the umbrella of The League of Revolutionary Black Workers. We also talk about the importance of newspapers in the League’s analysis and organizing and some of the reasons that the League eventually splintered in different directions.

Eugene Bullard ran away from home in 1907 to seek his fortune in a more racially accepting Europe. There he led a life of staggering accomplishment, becoming by turns a prizefighter, a combat pilot, a nightclub impresario, and a spy. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell Bullard's impressive story, which won him resounding praise in his adopted France. We'll also accidentally go to Canada and puzzle over a deadly omission. Intro: The melody of Peter Cornelius' "Ein Ton" is a single repeated note. Thomas Edison proposed the word hello to begin telephone conversations. Sources for our feature on Eugene Bullard: Tom Clavin and Phil Keith, All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard -- Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy, 2019. Gail Buckley, American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military From the Revolution to Desert Storm, 2001. Jonathan Sutherland, African Americans at War: An Encyclopedia, 2004. Alexander M. Bielakowski, Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. Military, 2013. Edmund L. Gros, "The Members of Lafayette Flying Corps," Flying 6:9 (October 1917), 776-778. James Norman Hall and Charles Bernhard Nordhoff, The Lafayette Flying Corps, 1920. John H. Wilson, "'All Blood Runs Red,'" Aviation History 17:4 (March 2007), 13-15. Brendan Manley, "France Commemorates WWI Lafayette Escadrille," Military History 33:3 (Sept. 2016), 8. Rachel Gillett, "Jazz and the Evolution of Black American Cosmopolitanism in Interwar Paris," Journal of World History 21:3 (September 2010), 471-495. Thabiti Asukile, "J.A. Rogers' 'Jazz at Home': Afro-American Jazz in Paris During the Jazz Age," The Black Scholar 40:3 (Fall 2010), 22-35. Tyler Stovall, "Strangers on the Seine: Immigration in Modern Paris," Journal of Urban History 39:4 (June 14, 2013), 807-813. Nicholas Hewitt, "Black Montmartre: American Jazz and Music Hall in Paris in the Interwar Years," Journal of Romance Studies 5:3 (Winter 2005), 25-31. Frederic J. Svoboda, "Who Was That Black Man?: A Note on Eugene Bullard and The Sun Also Rises," Hemingway Review 17:2 (Spring 1998), 105-110. "Air Force Honors Pioneering Pilot," Military History 36:6 (March 2020), 10. Ann Fotheringham, "Eugene Bullard," [Glasgow] Evening Times, June 8, 2020. Jeremy Redmon, "AJC Local In-Depth Georgia Hero," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Oct. 10, 2019. Jeremy Redmon, "Only in the AJC: Georgia Hero," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Oct. 7, 2019. Herb Boyd, "First Black Fighter Pilot, Eugene Bullard," New York Amsterdam News, Aug. 29, 2019. Janine Di Giovanni, "The Yanks Who Chose to Stay," [London] Evening Standard, March 23, 2009. Fred L. Borch and Robert F. Dorr, "Expatriate Boxer Was First Black American Combat Pilot," Air Force Times, Feb. 23, 2009. Brad Barnes, "'Flyboys' Uses Eugene Bullard as Model for Character," McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Sept. 22, 2006. Sherri M. Owens, "1st Black Combat Pilot: He Flew for Freedom," Orlando Sentinel, July 29, 2001. Michael Kilian, "Smithsonian to Honor First Black Combat Pilot," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 11, 1992, 6. "Exhibition Traces Role of Blacks in Aviation," New York Times, Sept. 26, 1982. "Eugene Bullard, Ex-Pilot, Dead; American Flew for French in '18," New York Times, Oct. 14, 1961. Dominick Pisano, "Eugene J. Bullard," Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Oct. 12, 2010. Robert Vanderpool, "African-American History Month: Eugene Bullard -- The First African-American Military Pilot," Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Feb. 29, 2016. Cori Brosnahan, "The Two Lives of Eugene Bullard," American Experience, PBS, April 3, 2017. Caroline M. Fannin, "Bullard, Eugène Jacques," American National Biography, October 2002. Listener mail: "A Tale of Two Sydneys: Dutch Teen Tries to Visit Australia, but Ends Up in Nova Scotia," CBC, March 30, 2017. Ashifa Kassam, "Land Down Blunder: Teen Heading to Australia Lands in Sydney, Nova Scotia," Guardian, March 31, 2017. "Italian Tourists End Up in Wrong Sydney," CBC, July 7, 2010. "Oops. British Couple Flies to Canada by Mistake," CBC News, Aug. 6, 2002. "No Kangaroos. But Can We Interest You in a Fiddle?" CBC News, Sept. 19, 2008. "What Is the Most Common City/Town Name in the United States?" U.S. Geological Survey (accessed Feb. 27, 2021). Robert C. Adams, On Board the "Rocket," 1879. This week's lateral thinking puzzle is taken from Anges Rogers' 1953 book How Come?: A Book of Riddles, sent to us by listener Jon Jerome. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

AmNews Senior Writer Herb Boyd the surfacing of a letter by a former police officer who alleges the NYPD and the FBI conspired in the assassination of Malcolm X.

Herb Boyd discusses the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump's second impeachment and the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the latest in the Presidential Election.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the latest in the Presidential Election.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the upcoming General Election.

In this episode, Caitlin tells us the story of Henrietta Wood, who sued the U.S. federal government for reparations and won. Then, Jessica explores the life of Black American sculptor Edmonia Lewis.Act IVote Save AmericaRebuild the Ahliah School community in Beirut, Go Fund MeEpisode Sources“In 1870, Henrietta Wood Sued for Reparations—and Won” by W. Caleb McDaniel, The Smithsonian Magazine“The Former Slave Who Sued for Reparations, and Won” by W. Caleb McDaniel, New York Times Opinion“The Backstory: The little known story about a former slave who sued her captor and won” by Nicole Carroll, USA TODAY “Henrietta Wood, won the first reparations lawsuit” by Herb Boyd, Amsterdam News"15 Incredible Historic Women You Should Know," Mental Floss The Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edmonia LewisGoogle Arts and Culture: Edmonia Lewis Exhibit Reparations InformationThe Case For Reparations, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The AtlanticSonya Renee Taylor and #buybackblackdebtOther LinksSistah ScifiSmithsonian Podcast: Finding CleopatraAmerican Hysteria Podcast

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker recap the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris' historic nomination as a Vice Presidential candidate and the 2020 Presidential Election.

This brother dishes knowledge with just the right amount of humor and a dash of brash. Comedian Papp Johnson lets his sensitivity show through as he discusses the benefits and challenges of attending a white majority high school; microaggressions all tall black men deal with; and the kind of woman that soothes this man's soul.  Papp's Favorite books: Autobiography of a People, edited by Herb Boyd; and The Witches by Roald Dahl. Papp's Favorite song: You Are My Starship About this podcast: In each episode, a Brother reflects on his life; explores the experience of being a Black man in America; shares his interactions with law enforcement; and answers the question "If America was a woman, what would you say to her?" Every interview starts with getting-to-know-you questions about favorites, accomplishments and then goes deeper. You won't find a collection of conversations with Black men like this anywhere else. Hear their wisdom. Host, Rahbin Shyne, is an author, educator, creative and avid half-marathon walker. Follow on Instagram @allthingshyne or on Facebook. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Interested in being a guest? Click here. Support the podcast.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalists Cyril Josh Barker discuss the police killing of George Floyd and the recent protests happening around the country. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd discusses several issues in the news.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd discusses several issues in the news.

Co Host: Chungalia  Dr. Schavi M. Ali (affectionately known as "Devi") who is a Meditation Master, a Reiki Master/Teacher, a Dried Blood Cell Analyst, an Herbalist, a Crystal and Gemstone Therapist, an Aroma Therapist, and an award-winning retired community college and university Professor of English Language and Literature, Linguitics, and Ancient History. She is world-traveled and has taught in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan in Egypt. Her most recent book is TRANSFORMATION OF THE AGES.   Herb Boyd is an American journalist, educator, author, and activist. His articles appear regularly in the New York Amsterdam News. He teaches black studies at the City College of New York and the College of New Rochelle

Co Host Gugualia Joining us Malik Yakini, D Town Farm & Dr. Bombay Professor Herb Boyd is an awarding winning Author, Journalist, Educator and Activist. He has written or edited over 20 books and published countless articles for national magazines and newspapers; including New York's Amsterdam News. Along with his writing, Professor Herb Boyd is national and international correspondent for Free Speech TV. A graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, Professor Herb Boyd teaches African and African-American History at the College of New Rochelle in the Bronx, and is an instructor at City College in the Black Studies Department. Professor Herb Boyd was given the Outstanding Career Achievement Award in 2018 James Aronson Social Justice Journalism Awards at Hunter College's

Dr. Todd Steven Burroughs asserts that, fantasy can be a form of social protest, but fantasy can also be a form of mental conquest. The imagination of the black mind has produced some the most advanced conceptualizations of justice, freedom, citizenship, and peace. The sovereignty of the black imagination has also been constantly under assault. It is the duty of those who create to educate their audience into the habits of thinking. According to David Scott in his interview with George Lamming, the sovereignty of the imagination has neither to do with the sequestering of creativity from, nor its absorption by, the world of affairs—this would be merely bad faith. Rather an authentic sovereignty of the imagination has to do with the active will to refuse submission to the customs that seek at every turn to inspire our self-contempt and our unthinking docility, and to command our understanding of, and our hopes for, what it might mean to live as a free community of valid persons”. The use of and control of popular cultural platforms are a documented method of social control and political consolidation. Today, Drs. Todd Steven Burroughs, Jared Ball, and Mark Bolden explore the continuities in popular culture, futurism in black literature, and the sociopolitical implications on the histories and futures of black think. Dr. Todd Steven Burroughs is an independent researcher and writer based in New-ark, New Jersey. He has taught at Howard and Morgan State University. A professional journalist since 1985, he has written for The Source, Colorlines, Black Issues Book Review and The Crisis magazines, web-based blackamerica.com and The Root.com, and newspapers such as The New York Amsterdam News, The Afro-American (New Jersey edition) and The Star-ledger. He is author of Marvel's Black Panther: A Comic Book Biography From Stan Lee to Ta-Nahisi Coates, as well as co-author of Civil Rights: Yesterday and Today with Herb Boyd, and A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X and Warrior Princess: A People's Biography of Ida B. Wells. He also curates a popular culture blog: drumsintheglobalvillage.com Dr. Jared Ball is a father and husband. After that, he is a Research Professor of Communication Studies in the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and is the curator of imixwhatilike.org, an online hub of multimedia dedicated to the philosophies of emancipatory journalism and revolutionary beat reporting. He is author of I Mix What I Like: A Mixtape Manifesto and co-author of, A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X. His work has been published in The Black Scholar, Radical Teacher, International Journal of Communication, The Journal of Pan-African Studies, Journal of Black Studies, The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture, Journal of Pan African Studies. He is the creator and curator of the multimedia platform: www.imixwhatilike.org I mix what I like is Dr. Ball's homage to the great activist-theorist Steve Biko's I Write What I Like. Dr. Mark Bolden is an African sovereignty psychologist in private practice. Our show was produced today in solidarity with the Native/Indigenous, African, and Afro Descendant communities at Standing Rock; Venezuela; Cooperation Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi; Brazil; the Avalon Village in Detroit; Colombia; Kenya; Palestine; South Africa; and Ghana and other places who are fighting for the protection of our land for the benefit of all peoples! For more: Visit imixwhatilike.org

Episode about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit in the late 60s/early 70s, in conversation with Herb Boyd, author of Black Detroit and former member of the group, and Dan Georgakas, author of Detroit I Do Mind Dying. Bonus audio with Herb about Detroit’s black history available exclusively for our patreon supporters here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory This is a short history of the League: https://libcom.org/library/league-revolutionary-black-workers MORE INFORMATION – Detroit: I Do Mind Dying, by Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin is the definitive book on the league, available here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/458-detroit-i-do-mind-dying – Black Detroit, by Herb Boyd is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Detroit-Peoples-History-Self-Determination/dp/0062346628 – This is an archive of content about the League: https://libcom.org/tags/league-revolutionary-black-workers – Finally Got the News – a documentary made at the time about the group can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw2Wr-odBJg FOOTNOTES – Facing Reality – archive by and about them here: https://libcom.org/tags/facing-reality – James Boggs – this is a great text by Boggs about his experiences: https://libcom.org/library/american-revolution-pages-negro-workers-notebook – Grace Lee Boggs – archive by and about her here: https://libcom.org/tags/grace-lee-boggs – Martin Glaberman – archive by and about him here: https://libcom.org/tags/martin-glaberman – The 1967 Detroit rebellion – https://libcom.org/history/detroit-riot-1967 – Bristol Radical History Group – here is the video of the talk with General Baker: https://www.brh.org.uk/site/events/dagenham-drum-and-the-league-of-black-revolutionary-workers/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS – Edited by Abbey Little – Music used under fair use is Please Mr. Foreman by Joe Lee Carter. Buy it online here: https://www.amazon.com/Please-Mr-Foreman/dp/B06WWGLJ4B/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534344007&sr=8-1&keywords=Please+Mr.+Foreman++-+Joe+Lee+Carter+-

This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we'll talk to authors of two books: Black Detroit A History of Self-Determination by Herb Boyd, who will discuss the impact the labor […] The post Two Books: Black Detroit and On New Terrain: How Capital Is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War by Kim Moody appeared first on KKFI.

Bridget Kendall and guests examine the story of Detroit. Founded in 1701 by a French man named Cadillac, this American city became famous in the twentieth century for its automobile industry, the music of Motown, and the great unrest seen on the city's streets in the summer of 1967. In this programme, Bridget and guests discuss the city's changing fortunes and its fascinating history, from the role played by some residents in the ‘Underground Railroad' of the nineteenth century, to its recent experience of bankruptcy. Bridget is joined by Herb Boyd, Stephen Henderson, Thomas Sugrue and Anna Clark. Also featuring Tiya Miles and Carleton Gholz. (Image Credit: STAFF/AFP/Getty Images)

Herb Boyd recently sat with Carol Jenkins, host of Black America, to discuss his latest book, "Black Detroit": People's History of Self Determination."

August 30, 2014. Ilyasah Shabazz appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Iyasah Shabazz is the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. She is a community organizer, activist, motivational speaker and author of the critically acclaimed "Growing Up X." Shabazz is co-editor with Herb Boyd of "The Diary of Malcolm X" and worked with illustrator A.G. Ford on her new book, "The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X" (Simon & Schuster). Shabazz promotes higher education, interfaith dialogue and building bridges between cultures for young leaders of the world. She produces the Wake-Up Tour, an exclusive youth empowerment program, and participates on international humanitarian delegations. She is the founder of Malcolm X Enterprises and is a trustee for the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. Her new book is "Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Be Malcolm X" (Simon & Schuster). For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6455

Join William Jackson as he welcomes Malcolm X's 3rd daughter, iLyasah Shabazz!  ilyasah Al-Shabazz is a community organizer, activist, motivational speaker, and author of the critically acclaimed Growing Up X . She is co-editor with Herb Boyd, The Diary of Malcolm X , worked with illustrator AG Ford, The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X (Simon & Schuster, 2013) and with Kekla Magoon, X . Ilyasah promotes higher education, interfaith dialogue, and building bridges between cultures for young leaders of the world. She produces The WAKE-UP Tour™ and participates on international humanitarian delegations. She is the founder of Malcolm X Enterprises and is a Trustee for The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. Ilyasah serves on the Board of the Harlem Symphony Orchestra, is a member of the Arts Committee for the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, and a Project Advisor for the PBS award-winning documentary, Prince Among Slaves. Ilyasah holds a Master of Science degree in Education and Human Resource Development and currently resides in Westchester County of NY.

"Commentaries on the Time Radio with Playthell Benjamin" Rebroadcast  Conversation with Herb Boyd, Dr. Basil Wilson and Eric Wattree on Detroit management takeover and the Obama Administration. “Praising Saints, Celebrating Heroes, Unmasking Charlatans, Defending the Defenseless and Chastising Scoundrels” The weekly program features the best of the writings of Playthell Benjamin with commentary from his renowned virtual magazine, “Commentaries On the Times”. Benjamin brings the scope of 40 years of journalism and broadcasting to TruthWorks. Commentaries on the Times Radio promises the same. Like us on Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/CommentariesOnTheTimesRadio On the Web/Program Notes  

Listen to The African History Network Show, Thursday, May 17th, 8pm-11pm EST as we celebrate the Birthday of Malcolm X including excerpts of our interview with Dr. Leonard Jeffries. In our 1st hour we'll be joined by Herb Boyd, author, activists, journalist who will talk about his new book that he co-wrote with Haki Matabuti disputing Manny Marable's Book on the life of Malcolm X called "Any Means Necessary - Malcolm X: Real, Not Reinvented" We'll also be joined by sisters, Charise "Etta Espy" and Jennifer Thomas who will talk about their Naturally Flyy Detroit Natural Hair Meetups that help celebrates and encourages Sistas to wear Natural Hair. They'll talk about their event coming up this Saturday. In our 2nd Hour, Motivational Speaker and Life Coach, Tahirah Taalib-Din will talk about her upcoming appearance in Detroit this Saturday at the "Dare To Live: A Sister's Day Of Renewal" event in Detroit. In our 3rd Hour we'll discuss - Paul Taylor of The African Liberation Day Committee Detroit will talk about the celebration taking place May 25th-27th and the importance of African Liberation Day. We'll also play excerpts of our interview with Dr. Leonard Jeffries dealing with Malcolm X and his legacy. Visit www.AfricanHistoryNetwork.com

Tonight on The Gist of Freedom Author and journalist Herb Boyd will discuss the book he wrote in response to a controversial book about Malcolm X. Mr. Boyd stated he found as many as 25 significant errors in the book, some of which he described as "absolutely egregious". In response, Chicago Black publishing imprint Third World Press released  "By Any Means Necessary Malcolm X: Real Not Reinvented" By Herb Boyd, Ron Daniels, Maulana Karenga and Haki R. Madhubuti in October of 2011.

  Tonight on The Gist of Freedom Author and journalist Herb Boyd will discuss the book he wrote in response to a controversial book about Malcolm X. Mr. Boyd stated he found as many as 25 significant errors in the book, some of which he described as "absolutely egregious". In response, Chicago Black publishing imprint Third World Press released  "By Any Means Necessary Malcolm X: Real Not Reinvented" By Herb Boyd, Ron Daniels, Maulana Karenga and Haki R. Madhubuti in October of 2011.

SLAP THE DONKEY On Thursday, July 30th,(This is a rebroadcast) at the Magic Johnson Theatre during the First Annual Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee Film Festival (HARLEM). Narrated by actor Danny Glover, "Slap the Donkey" takes a critical look at Black politics at the start of the 21st century, while tracking Rev. Al Sharpton's 2004 bid for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States of America. The documentary features commentary from key players in the Democratic Party as well as prominent African American influentials including Dr. Cornel West, Dr. Ron Daniels and journalist Herb Boyd. The 7:30 pm screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by TV journalist and commentator Stephen A. Smith. Confirmed panelists include Dr. Cornel West and Actor/Producer Doug E. Doug .~~~~~~~~~~~~http://www.harlemonestop.com/event.php?id=7542 ~~~~~~~~~~~AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 Theater 2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd at corner of West 124th Street New York, NY 10027 212-665-6923 phone 800-326-3264 TTY

Interview with Herb Boyd, author of "Baldwins Harlem." Herb Boyd's book "Baldwins Halem" outlines James Baldwin-his work and his life- in the context of developments in Harlem during the era of the depression, his exdous from the United States, and during the Civil Rights era. Herb Boyd is the author of more than 16 books highlighting the African American experience. The post Africa Today – May 19, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.

Host Walter Turner interviews with Mauli Dake, Ghana National Coalition Against Water Privatization, and later Herb Boyd on Human Rights activist James Foreman. The post Africa Today – February 28, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.